Do you tell others your success?

well i'm only 18 and i am losing weight for vanity reasons so i am constantly telling my friends and family that i have lost wait because otherwise they'd probably keep buying me chocolate and unhealthy stuff. i also brag a bit as well because i'm darn proud of myself!

why would you not tell any one?

I tell my family because I know they care about me and that I'm trying.... I tell my co-workers that I'm using MFP because I am seeing/hearing co-workers who are following Weight Watchers and paying a lot of money for Jenny Craig, etc. and I'm more encouraging them to try this site for the support and tracking functions but not so much to toot my own horn. I save my tooting for this arena!

Great job on the loss! I tell close family and friends that live far away what my loss was and what I weigh now, but I do not tell people I see every day. I typically have to explain that the loss was on purpose when going to doctor appointments!

I tell peeps,but only certain peeps.I have a great workout partner and i tell her cause she doesnt get tired of hearing it..some peeps do...Congrats on your 20lb. loss

Wow! Thats a great loss total! you've obv been making good choices! well done :happy:

I'm giving my immediate family the jist, because they would buy or bring food as treats when they visit, or i visit them. They know I'm calorie counting but I'm not boring them to death with all the facts, figures and science.

Ppl I don't see or talk to every day don't know that I'm here.

My peeps on here get every single tiny detail and win/ fail, because they are in the same boat and are totally empathetic and supportive :flowerforyou: thanks guys xx

I don't use the term 'dieting'. However, I tell anybody who wants to hear it (or not), that I am making some changes to my life style and brag about my little successes. It keeps me motivated, kind of like when I quit smoking, because I know that my friends have better expectations from me now.

I don't call it a diet, because it's really about exercise, portion control and better food choices in general.

Congratulations on your 20 pounds!

When I started I didn't tell anyone where I work or close friends...the only ones that knew were the girl that works with me in my office and my family....I just waited till they started to notice the lbs melting away.....and it took a while. I think i was over 30 lbs gone before anyone noticed..then pretty quickly everyone noticed. Now I get asked ever so often how much and they tell me looking good "skinny" which is a lie but nice to hear.....congrats on your weight loss. Best of luck as you continue on your weight loss journey!

Everyone tells me, I don't need to tell them!

They say: You've lost a lot of weight recently...
I say: It was on purpose.
They look relieved

Congratulations on the 20lbs weight loss!! I have my MFP synced with Facebook so when I workout it updates on my Facebook page. At first I was a little embarrassed to do this because I was afraid that I would lose motivation and people would think of me as a failure. But I have found it to be just the opposite. I am more motivated to workout and hold myself accountable knowing that people know about my fitness goals.

Congratulations on your loss!

It depends on the situation whether or not I tell people what I'm doing. Since I've lost weight, it's noticeable so people ask me what I've been doing. If I'm in a situation where there's food that's not for me, I say no thanks. If they ask why, then I tell them that I'm watching what I eat. For me, it's not necessarily about the weight loss, but getting healthier so if it's someone I'm close to who is having health issues then I do tell them what I'm doing and ask if they'd like to join me. So far, I've been able to encourage quite a few family and friends to take this journey with me so I have no problem talking about my first round of success with weight loss and becoming healthier. Everyone around me has been very supportive.

Well I don't tell anyone unless they ask. I don't live around family and friends (about 2000 miles from home) so they can't see me and notice, which sucks. So, my poor husband gets an ear full every time the weight goes up or down....

I have told people but I have found that in most cases it has been more of a than a help. A class friend of my who I told likes to comment and tell me what I should and shouldn't eat every lunch time, I just don't need that. I have also ended up telling my mother after 3 calls in a row she told me how unhealthy I eat even though I hadn't seen her since I had started my diet (she lives in another state). So for me I find it better to not tell. I also don't give a number when asked how much I have lost, for me it's not about the number its about how I feel and if the size of my clothes is going down.

No. Absolutely not. I don't want to hear about other people's weight loss and I assume they aren't interested in mine. Even the responses on here when I post things would appear to back me up on that.

As this is the first diet I've ever been on and the first time I've actually taken a stab at healthy living I am telling my family and updating them on my progress because I am so proud of myself!
I find I can't keep it in any longer, maybe that's bragging but I try to contain it but I eventually say "I've lost half a stone in two weeks, yay!" People I've mentioned it to have asked me how I do it and every single one of them has joined MFP or downloaded the app to their phones. Whether they've stuck to it I don't know.

I only mention it once and don't go into detail about what I eat and when. I just want to share my excitement with my family

At first I did.. "I found this great place on the web..." but no one seemed to want to change anything...just complain about how they feel.... I've given up and let my success speak for itself.